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Jerk-Spiced Chicken with Sweet Potato and Cabbage

Smoky, warmly spiced jerk chicken breast roasts alongside caramelized sweet potato and tender cabbage, finished with lime and green onion over coconut rice and beans.

Jerk-Spiced Chicken with Sweet Potato and Cabbage

Ingredients

  • 1½ lb680 gChicken breast, boneless skinlesscut into 4 pieces
  • 4 medium60 gGreen onionssliced, divided
  • 1 whole14 gJalapeñoseeded and minced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 1½ tbsp grated10 gFresh gingergrated
  • 1 lime, juiced44 gLime juice
  • 1½ tbsp20 gLow-sodium soy sauce
  • 2½ tsp packed12 gBrown sugar
  • 2 tsp2 gDried thyme
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ½ tsp1 gGround nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gGround cloves
  • 1¼ tsp3 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)
  • ¾ tsp2 gBlack pepper
  • 2 tbsp27 gOlive oildivided
  • 4 medium500 gSweet potatoescut into 1-inch cubes
  • 5 cups shredded350 gGreen cabbagecut into thick wedges
  • 1 cup200 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed
  • ½ cup120 gCoconut milk, canned
  • 1¼ cups300 gWater
  • 1½ cups250 gKidney beans, canned, drained and rinsed
  • ½ tsp3 gSaltdivided

Steps

  1. In a bowl, mix half the green onion with the jalapeño, garlic, ginger, lime juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, paprika, black pepper and half the olive oil. Coat the chicken and marinate 30 minutes in the fridge.
  2. Heat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Toss the sweet potato and cabbage with the remaining olive oil and a pinch of the salt, spread on a sheet pan and roast 15 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, in a pot, bring the rice, coconut milk, water and the remaining salt to a boil, cover, and simmer on low 18 minutes. Stir in the kidney beans, cover and let stand off the heat.
  4. Push the vegetables aside, add the chicken to the pan with its marinade spooned on top, and roast 18 to 22 minutes, until the chicken reaches 165°F (74°C) inside and the sweet potato is tender and browned.
  5. Rest the chicken 5 minutes, then slice. Serve over the rice and beans with the roasted vegetables, scattered with the remaining green onion.

Contains: Gluten, Soy.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 19, 2026.

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